# Musa Shehu

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Colonel **Musa Sheikh Shehu** was Administrator of [Rivers State](/source/Rivers_State), [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria) from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General [Sani Abacha](/source/Sani_Abacha), and then of [Plateau State](/source/Plateau_State) until the return to democracy in May 1999.[1]

At the time of the coup of 27 August 1985, when General [Ibrahim Babangida](/source/Ibrahim_Babangida) came to power, Captain Musa Shehu played a supporting role as second in command of the Recce Battalion in [Jos](/source/Jos).[2]

While governor of Plateau state in 1999, Shehu received N200 million to clean up pollution from [tin mining](/source/Tin_mining). The money was allegedly misappropriated.[3]

Shehu remained politically active after retirement in 1999. In 2001, he was among former military administrators who formed the United Nigeria Development Forum, a political pressure group.[4] In December 2009 he was among Northern leaders who opposed the transfer of power to vice-president [Goodluck Jonathan](/source/Goodluck_Jonathan) during the illness of president [Umaru Yar'Adua](/source/Umaru_Yar'Adua).[5] In 2010 Shehu was Secretary General of the [Arewa Consultative Forum](/source/Arewa_Consultative_Forum), an influential group of Northern Nigerian leaders.[6]

## References

1. ["Nigeria States"](http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nigeria_federal_states.htm). *WorldStatesmen*. Retrieved 2010-04-02.

1. Nowa Omoigui. ["NIGERIA: THE PALACE COUP OF AUGUST 27, 1985 PART I"](http://www.waado.org/NigerDelta/Nigeria_Facts/MilitaryRule/Omoigui/PalaceCoup-1985.htm). *Waado*. Retrieved 2010-04-02.

1. Philip Jakpor. ["Tin-mining communities devastated"](http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/National/5450638-147/story.csp). *Next*. Retrieved 2010-04-02.

1. Kola Ologbondiyan and Agaju Maduba (2001-04-29). ["The Return of Abacha Boys"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927200611/http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2001/04/29/20010429cov02.html). *ThisDay*. Archived from [the original](http://www.thisdayonline.com/archive/2001/04/29/20010429cov02.html) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2010-04-02.

1. ["Northern leaders responsible for Yar'Adua's refusal to handover, as Media gives 7 days Ultimatum"](http://mobile.modernghana.com/mobile/262106/1/northern-leaders-responsible-for-yaraduas-refusal-.html). *Nigeria News*. February 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-02.

1. HAJIYA BILKISU (MNI) (17 March 2010). ["Almajirci and the burden of guilt (I)"](http://www.news.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15807:almajirci-and-the-burden-of-guilt-i&catid=49:opinion&Itemid=200). *[Daily Trust](/source/Daily_Trust)*[dead link]

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